![]() ![]() An appeals committee was appointed chaired by Bechir Messaoudi from Tunisia.Ī good surprise for everybody was the announcement that top boards games will be live on internet: the first five boards in the Open section and the first two in the Women's! Games can be reviewed with analysis on. After all the delegations were welcomed and wished a marvellous stay in Egypt, the Chief Arbiter, Chanda Nsakanya of Zambia, assisted by Omar Salama of Egypt went throughout the regulations and discussed all the technical matters with the players. The event started on the following day, May 2nd by the opening ceremony conducted by the Egyptian Chess Federation President, Dr Hesham Elgendy, with the attendance of the Egyptian Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, the General Secretary of the African Chess Confederation, Enyonam Sewa Fumey of Togo. Almost all the top players of the continent were present for this very strong tournament, on the field were 5 GMs, 3 WGMs, 11 IMs and 6 WIMs, ready to fight on the boards for the 6 champions titles: Classic, Rapid and Blitz for Open and Women, not to forget the qualification spots for the Chess World Cup 2015. The delegations arrived in Cairo on May 1st, a total of 52 players (30 in the Open section and 22 in the Women's) from 11 federations: Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia. The Egyptian Chess Federation, under the auspices of the African Chess Confederation and the World Chess Federation invited all African Chess federations to participate in the 2015 African Individual Chess Championships. ![]()
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